MIAMI – One of the child sex abuse victims was between the ages of 10 to 12 years old. Federal agents reported finding an image of the girl and other victims in a man’s phone at Miami International Airport.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stopped and detained Isaac Francisco on Tuesday. They reported finding five files in his cell phone and asked Miami-Dade detectives to take over the case.
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Francisco, 34, allegedly told detectives that he is from Mexico, lives at the Paradise Village in Davie, and works nearby as a restaurant manager. Detectives believe he used Telegram, an encrypted instant messaging service, to buy child porn.
According to the arrest report, Francisco joined a chat displaying a catalog of images of girls and teenage girls. Each had a different dollar amount. He allegedly paid to download the files.
Police officers arrested him on Tuesday night at the airport.
Correctional officers booked Francisco shortly before 2 a.m., on Wednesday, at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Francisco later appeared in bond court facing five felony counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child.
A judge set his bond at $12,500 and he remained at TGKCC on Wednesday afternoon. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda was set to preside over the case.